4 DOG COTTAGES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13016980 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£1£1£2£2Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£2
Net assets£2

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-06-05
    BALLE, Romana resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-11-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4 DOG COTTAGES LIMITED
  11. 2020-11-13
    PAHLE, Morten Gleditsch appointed
    director
  12. 2020-11-13
    BALLE, Romana appointed
    director
  13. 2020-11-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Morten Gleditsch Pahle
Individual · Norwegian · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/11/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Romana Balleceased 01/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

4 Dog Cottages
Ashurst Wood
East Grinstead
RH19 3SL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PAHLE, Morten Gleditsch
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-11-13
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Active
BALLE, Romana
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-11-13 · resigned 2025-06-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-11-13